Hornblendite rock. Polarised light micrograph of hornblendite, an ultrabasic (low silica content), igneous rock composed nearly entirely of the minera

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Hornblendite rock. Polarised light micrograph of hornblendite, an ultrabasic (low silica content), igneous rock composed nearly entirely of the mineral hornblende. This image has been obtained using cross-polarised light (or 'crossed nichols').

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Photo credit: © DIRK WIERSMA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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